FAA3.A Specified (Caretaker) Relative and Deprivation (SPRD) : 02 Deprivation for CA - Overview : A Continued Absence of a Parent - Overview : .02 Voluntary Temporary Absence
Voluntary Temporary Absence
Voluntary temporary absences of a parent do not establish deprivation. Such absences include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
●Absences due to active military duty.
●Visits to friends or relatives.
●Trips to seek employment.
●Situations in which the participant parent and the absent parent do not consider themselves separated as a family unit. (See Example No Deprivation)
●Leaving, but planning to return. When during the absence, it becomes clear that the parent has actually deserted, deprivation may exist. Deprivation begins with the date of departure.
●Absence of one parent, to allow the remaining budgetary unit participants to qualify for benefits.
●Parents living in separate dwellings on the same property, but both dwellings are considered part of a single home.
●Parents living on Tribal Land where all those living in the same camp in different dwellings are considered to be one extended family in one home.
 
NOTE Support payments from a parent do not confirm or deny deprivation.